FVXX22 KWBC 090000
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT 
ISSUED 0000 UTC 09 APR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-071          WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: ASH AND GAS VENTING.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS CONTINUES TO COVER
MUCH OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS.
SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 2315 UTC DOES NOT SHOW ANY AREAS
OF ASH. AN ASH PLUME WAS EVIDENT EARLIER TODAY AND WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL060. DUE TO THE CLOUDINESS IN THE
REGION IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ANY REMAINING
ASH OR IF THERE MAY BE A NEW LOW-LEVEL PLUME. CAUTION IS
STRONGLY ADVISED AS THERE MAY EASILY BE ASH EMBEDDED
WITHIN THE LOWER LEVEL CLOUD DECKS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.
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TRAJECTORY: ANY ASH THAT MAY EXIST TO FL060 WOULD MOVE TOWARDS
THE WEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 09/0600 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING
ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS  
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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ORRISON
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